Microsoft Word

The written word is alive and strong, and no attendee wants to be without these crucial skills. Beginning with the basics, this series of classes will teach important formatting and communication skills all the way through to advanced features such as mail merge and macros.

Microsoft Word – From the Ground Up! (Level 1)

Microsoft Word is the world’s most popular word processing program, and this class will get you started on the path to becoming a power user. Learn secrets in this introductory class that professionals use to make the program jump. We’ll start at the beginning and give you a thorough grounding in the principles of using Microsoft Word.

Some of the topics covered include:

What’s New in Word

Shortcuts for Beginners

Personalize Your Workspace

Creating New Documents

The Secrets to Document Templates

Saving Documents in Multiple File Formats

Creating your own Templates and Using Them

Make changes to the Global Normal Template

Printing Techniques

Text Selection Secrets

Text Formatting and Design

Paragraph Controls

The Power of Tabs

Clipboard group and Copy/Cut/Paste

Bullet, Numbered and Multi-Level Lists

Microsoft Word – Formatting Documents (Level 2)

Controlling how a document flows is crucial to its validity. Look like an amateur did it, and people will treat the information as amateurish. The power combo of Themes, Style Sets and Styles Sheets will catapult your document into the next dimension.

Some of the topics covered include:

Headers & Footers

Page Margins and Paper Sizes

Columns

Page Breaks and Section Breaks

The Show/Hide Button

Paragraph Backgrounds and Borders

Using Styles

Creating Styles

Modifying Styles

Navigation Pane

Document Themes

Drop Caps and Symbols

Custom Auto Correct

Microsoft Word – Visual Communication (Level 3)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, why are you writing so much? New tools in Microsoft Word make it easier than ever to support your conclusions with thought-provoking images, clear charts, definitive tables and even video! Take your document to the future with these skills.

Some of the topics covered include:

Adding Clip Art and Photographs

Online Photographs

Alt Text and Captions for Photographs

Photo Editing Tools

Text Wrapping and Image Positioning

Process Illustrations and Hierarchies with SmartArt

Creating Tables

Styling Tables

Screen Shots and Screen Captures

Creating Charts

Chart Layouts

Changing Chart Types

Using Chart Styles

Adding Video

Microsoft Word – Professional Documents (Level 4)

This class has one thing that all document need: the big picture. Learn the difference between content and structure, and how they both play an important part in your document creation. Learn the power of the Outline view and experience how easy it is to create advanced features like Tables of Content and Indexes when you start doing things “the right way.”

Some of the topics covered include:

Using the Outline View

Structure versus Content

Quickly rearrange your document

Bookmarks and Hyperlinks

Embed Excel Worksheets

Create Cross References

Add Comments and Track Changes in Collaborative Environments

Table of Content

Indexes

Updating Fields

Comparing Two Document Versions

Microsoft Word – Advanced (Level 5)

One of the reasons Microsoft Word is so powerful is that it can do so many different things, many of them unique to certain professions. Not everyone needs to know these skills, but when you do, you want to make sure you’ve got the basics down. This class is for the curious and those with a specific need.